Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 542 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 542 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

542 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 542 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 914.79294254806 ft/s

The final result is:

542 kt → 914.79294254806 ft/s

We conclude that 542 knots is equivalent to 914.79294254806 feet per second:

542 knots = 914.79294254806 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0010931435448273 × 542 knots.

Another way is saying that 542 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010931435448273 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred forty-two knots is approximately nine hundred fourteen point seven nine three feet per second:

542 kt ≅ 914.793 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred forty-two knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second